Mandala Madness Part 17

Mandala Madness Part 17

I feel that many of you will have got to know a little bit about the madness of my mind, and this week is no exception!

So before hair gets torn out and the air turns blue I am going to just say this…

Read each step thoroughly…we all know whose mother assumption is!!!

Breathe……

Take each shell/sun one step at a time.

Breathe…..

Count, count, count.

Breathe…

Seriously folks, you’ve got this 🙂

♥ Please remember this is my design and is covered by copyright law. You may share a link to this page with anyone, you may print off the photo or written tutorials for your own use, but please do not alter or change in any way.
Please love and respect me, as I love and respect you. ♥

♥ If you haven’t read the introduction post, then please find it here. You will find all the information on Yarn Packs, how much yarn you will need, hook sizes, the finished size of your blanket and all the resources available.

♥ It is worth book marking the main Mandala Madness page as it will contain all the posts about the project and each weekly part.

♥ I also have a group on Ravelry, which covers all of my designs. I will try to check in there every day. I now have some lovely moderators, thank you so much for your help ladies. ♥

♥ I suggest taking a look through the photo tutorial here before downloading the pdf to work from, but if you just can’t wait to get started I have put all the pdf downloads together.

♥ And for those of you who like to follow the Video Tutorial by Esther Dijkstra from itsallinanutshell.com, just click here and the link will take you straight to the video for this part.
Again my love and thanks to Esther for the amazing job she has done with these videos. ♥

♥ PDF downloads

♥ Translations

For the translated versions of the CAL, please click on the links here and it will take you straight to your preferred language. With no need to scroll down further on this page.
And another HUGE thank you to the awesome team of translators, from the CAL – Crochet A Long Facebook group, for the fantastic job they have done with all the translations. ♥

Sorry some of the translations are no yet available, I will add them as soon as I get them.

Mandala Madness Part 17

For the purposes of this tutorial I am using Scheepjes Merino Soft and a 4 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook.

The colours used in each round are listed below.

US terms used throughout.

AbbreviationsHints: Are typed in italics and coloured purple, they are to help and guide you and hopefully make life a little easier.Reference to photos is [P] with the relevant photo number.
* Repeat instructions between asterisks the amount of times specified. This is normally a repeat for a complete side and will consist of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat instructions between parentheses the amount of times specified. This is a lower level repeat.

Special Stitches

Popcorn: Make 5 dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and then into dropped loop and pull through. Ch 1 to close. This closing chain is not counted in any chains you are asked to make after the popcorn. To make a starting popcorn, simply start with a standing dc or ch 3 as your 1st st.

V Stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st.

Tr Cluster: Yarn over twice, place hook in stitch or space to be worked and pull up a loop, 4 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice, 2 loops on hook.
Yarn over twice, place hook in same st/sp, pull up a loop, 5 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice, 3 loops on hook.
Yarn over twice, place hook in same st/sp, pull up a loop, 6 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice, 4 loops on hook.
Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.

103. Join with a standing sc in 2nd sc [middle sc of group of 3 sc] before the small shell BEFORE shell 1 [above ruffle sts] on any repeat, [P1]

*skip next st, (2 dc in next st, dc in next st) twice, 2 dc in next st [5th dc of small shell],
skip next st, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, [P2]

[shell 1] (V st in next st, skip next st) 12 times, V st in next st,
skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, [P3,4]
[2nd small shell] (2 dc in next st, dc in next st) twice,
2 dc in next st [5th dc of small shell], [P5]
skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st,

[shell 2] (bpdc in next st, fpdc in next st) 7 times,
hdc in next st, fpdc around same st,
(bpdc in next st, fpdc in next st) 7 times,
bpdc in next st, [P6,7]
skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, skip next st,

104. Join with a standing sc in 4th dc of 1st small shell on any repeat, [the one before the shell above ruffle sts] [P1], sc in next st hdc in next st, skip next 3 sts,

*[shell 1] (ch 1, popcorn in ch-1 space of next V st) 13 times, ch 1, [P5]
skip next 3 sts, hdc in next st [3rd dc of small shell],
sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, skip next 3 sts,

[shell 2] dc in next st, (2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts) 4 times,
dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts,
(dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) 4 times,
dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st [3rd sc],

[shell 3] (sc in next st, working in front of ch-1 space tr in skipped st [R103]) 5 times,
(sc in next st, sc in next ch-1 space, working in front of ch-1 space tr in skipped st [R103]) 5 times,
(sc in next st, working in front of ch-1 space tr in skipped st [R103]) 5 times, [P7 –10]
skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st,

[shell 4] dc in next st, (2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts) 4 times,
dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts,
(dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) 4 times, dc in next st, [P11]
skip next 3 sts, hdc in next st [3rd dc of small shell], sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, skip next 3 sts.*

105. Join with a standing sc in 2nd sc before popcorn shell, on any repeat, [P1]

*skip next st, (2 dc in next ch-1 space, dc in popcorn) 13 times [P2,3,4],
2 dc in next ch-1 space,
skip next st, sc in next 2 sts, skip next st,bpdc in next 40 sts, [P6]
skip next st, dc in next 35 sts, [P5]
skip next st, bpdc in next 40 sts, [P6]
skip next st, sc in next 2 sts.*

(sc in next st, fptr around next tr [R104], skip next st) twice,
(sc in next 2 sts, fptr around next tr [R104], skip next st,) 5 times,
(sc in next st, fptr around next tr [R104], skip next st) twice, [P7],
sc in next st

107. Join with a standing sc in 8th sc in any popcorn shell, sc in next 12 sts, [P1]

*hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, tr in next 2 sts, [P2]
skip ch-1 space and next cluster, tr cluster in next ch-3 space, ch 1,
tr cluster in next ch-3 space, skip cluster and ch-1 space, [P3,4]
tr in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 13 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in
next 3 sts, tr in next 2 sts,

skip ch-1 space and next cluster, tr cluster in next ch-3 space, ch 1,
tr cluster in next ch-3 space, skip cluster and ch-1 space,
tr in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 8 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, tr in next 2 sts,
skip ch-1 space and next cluster, tr cluster in next ch-3 space, ch 1,
tr cluster in next ch-3 space, skip cluster and ch-1 space,
tr in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 13 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, tr in next 2 sts,
skip ch-1 space and next cluster, tr cluster in next ch-3 space, ch 1,
tr cluster in next ch-3 space, skip cluster and ch-1 space,
tr in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 15 sts.*

Part 17 is now complete, see you next week as the sun finally sets on our journey together.

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23 Comments

Sandra Allin
on 5th July 2018 at 11:29 am

Dear Helen,
I finished the mandala last night, what a journey. 3 years in the making, only in winter as it is too hot in summer I live in a high crime area, and many nights my partner and neighbours were out and about, keeping us safe. The many hours of prayers were stitched, mistakes made and rectified, and now I have a colourful picture of my journey.
Thank you so much (even if you did tax my brain as to how to do some stitches LOL) for my amazing journey. If I can figure out how to load a photo, I will.
Regards from Cape Town, South Africa

Hi. I am loving this Mandala but have found a few errors in row 103 1st shell after 14 v stitches should be skip one st before next v. Also at end of shell 3 there should be a skip st before last dc. It was a bit confusing but the video tutorial had the skip stitches.

Hi Lisa, there are only 13 V st in shell 1, with 2 skipped sts before and 2 skipped sts at the end, and after shell 3 2 skipped sts, sc skip 1 st.
The pattern is correct, but that is a tricky round and the instrustions are broken up to help you take it step by step. Have fun 🙂